Witnesses describe chaotic scene in deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired leaving one man dead.
The shooting took place Wednesday morning in a working-class neighborhood of Elizabeth City in the northeastern corner of the state.
The Pasquotank County Sheriff Office said Wednesday during a news conference that it was attempting to serve a search warrant on Andrew Brown Jr. when the shooting occurred.
Neighbors told CNN that deputies opened fire on the vehicle that Brown was driving, though it was unclear if the deputies started to fire before or after the car was in motion.
North Carolina deputy fatally shoots 42-year-old Andrew Brown Jr.
A deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina shot and killed the unarmed Black man while serving a search warrant
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A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
People gather outside the municipal building after at least one Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr.
Authorities wouldn’t provide details of the shooting but eyewitnesses said that
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and deputies fired at him multiple times, an eyewitness said. The State Bureau of Investigation is taking over the inquiry of the case and will turn over its results to District Attorney Andrew Womble's office.
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Published Wednesday, April 21, 2021 10:06PM EDT ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage. Authorities wouldn t provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown s yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street. Williams said after hearing one gunshot, she ran outside, where she saw other shots being fired at the car.